A mass grave, probably dating from Saddam’s 1991 suppression of Shia rebels after the Gulf War, has been unearthed in the city of Karbala, south of Baghdad:
The remains were uncovered by workmen digging a new water pipe in the centre of the city known for its Shia shrine.
They called the police, who cordoned off the area. Clothing found with the bodies suggests they included men, women and children.
“The remains of dozens of victims were found in the pit – some 500 metres from the mausoleum of Imam Hussein,” Abdul Rahman, a Karbala police spokesman, told news agency AFP.
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